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Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes - April 1963

This is the minutes from the board meeting on April 26, 1963. Also included are the gift list for April 1963, the minutes from the properties committee meeting on April 16, 1962, combined budget and bill list for April 1963, circulation statistics…

Board of Trustees By-Laws July 1963

Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees By-Laws July 1963

Photographs from the Decatur Hotel and Arcade building Fire.

Photographs taken from the November 17, 1904 fire that occurred at the Decatur Hotel and Arcade building in downtown Decatur. The fire was discovered in the basement in engine room of the old Wait building, occupied by the hotel and department store,…

Photograph from the Decatur Furniture Company Fire

Photograph from the fire at the Decatur Furniture Company, located at 667 E. William St, which occurred on March 19, 1891.

Photographs from the Decatur Coffin Company Fire

Photographs of the fire at the Decatur Coffin Company which occurred July 10, 1907. The fire was discovered at 2 am Wednesday morning and did $20,000 damage to the building. The fire was discovered by the watchman at the plant, John Moore, on the…

Photographs from the Decatur Cereal Mill Fire

Photographs taken from the Decatur Cereal Mill Fire, formerly known as the Suffern-Hunt Mill, which occurred on June 8, 1909. The fire started in the dryers on the sixth floor of the mill, however the cause was a mystery. The fire was discovered by…